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Afif Saad al Siri

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Oct 8, 2003, 6:46:57 PM10/8/03

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<TD class=px15 width=400><B><BR>This is a ground-breaking marketing scheme
to uncool Nike. If it succeeds, it will set a precedent that will
revolutionize capitalism. <BR></B></TD>
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<TD class=px15 width=400><B>For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of
logo culture, its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool. Today, Phil
Knight's Nike is a fading empire, badly hurt by years of "brand damage" as
activists and culture jammers fought back against mindfuck marketing and
dirty sweatshop labor.<BR><BR>Now a final challenge. We take on Phil at
his own game - and win. We turn the shoes we wear into a counterbranding
game. The swoosh versus the anti-swoosh. Which side are you
on?<BR><BR>Adbusters has been doing R&D for more than a year, and
guess what? Making a shoe - a good shoe - isn't exactly rocket science.
With a network of supporters, we're getting ready to launch the
<I>blackSpot</I> sneaker, the world's first grassroots anti-brand. You can
help launch the <I>blackSpot</I> revolution.<BR><BR>THE BIG
QUESTION:<BR>Is it possible to take Phil Knight's billion-dollar marketing
momentum and, in a quick judo-like move, slap him onto the mat with the
power of his own PR thrust?<BR><BR><A
href="http://blackspotsneaker.org/02/">OUR KICK-ASS MARKETING
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May God have mercy on us all and may God give us the ability to address
the right problem at the right time. Though these are my thoughts but
like always they can be wrong, if you may God forgive me.

wa?Salam

America, United States and why Iraq war is essential?

Assalam u?Alekum,
The time has come we stop using the word "america" for
Jews, United States does not belong to Jews, even they may control the
minds of people today, In Muslim countries they have poisoned many many
people, because "they don?t like America", which in return made every
ordinary person on the street hate United States and not the ones who
were really behind all these things.

I personally think that Bush is right one day or another someone has to
make a change in countries controlled by Jews. But once again I think if
Christianity is Europe?s and United States religion then they must
respect what Pope has said about Iraq issue, he is only giving what he
thinks is the right decision according to Vatican city and it should be
respected. I personally think that US should not go to war without
having Pope on her side or else Pope should be educated about the real
situation we are facing, I think religion should be respected and given
proper place in international politics. But it does not mean that
Military build up and inspections should no continue they should.

They way I see it, good people are using "Emergency Protocol" to speak
with each other and considering the situation I think this has been the
case for last 50 years or so. But one must ask why is it that ever after
such a long time, leaders and ordinary secret service workers have
failed to educate people about the real problem, looks like not many
leaders (unlike Bush) were really looking for solution desperately, most
of them were there just to pass the time. It also seems that wrong
approach was taken in past to educate people about the

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